0 What is the typical net worth of someone who becomes partner at a big-name fund? 1 6y
0 FI PMG to an HF 0 6y
+27 "Any fundamental fund that CONSISTENTLY returns 15%+ is doing something shady" - Your thoughts? 10 6y
0 What does Stephen Mandel's bio say about finance these days? 1 6y
+10 How beneficial is Martin Shkreli's course for a novice? (Financial Modeling/Valuation) 4 6y
0 Hedge Fund Accountant with Big 4 Consulting Experience - What are my career options from here? 0 6y
0 Valuing spin-offs pre-separation 1 6y
+40 What is a PM's role in a HF? 20 6y
0 ROI for cash prime brokerage 0 6y
+82 Hedge Fund / Managers that Generate 30% per year 51 6y
0 Advice for a Senior undergrad finance major 0 6y
0 What does it mean to "execute a regular daily process"? 1 6y
0 Catered Internship Networking Event 0 6y
+6 What does it mean to create "processes and process documentation"? 5 6y
+17 Sell side sector selection 9 6y
+8 calculate an efficient frontier using Markowitz mean variance optimization 1 6y
+23 What are some good event driven/special situation hedge funds? 20 6y
+24 Learning skills to move to long/short equity funds 9 6y
0 Networking and Public Markets 2 6y
+31 BB IBD or 1bn L/S Equity Fund? 16 6y
+16 Which to take: A tier-2/3 investment bank equity research v.s. a 50m usd aum long-short HF (both in HK)? 6 6y
+29 With structured products, why even bother with alpha? 9 6y
+57 Showtime's "Billions" - What are your thoughts? 58 6y
+10 Personal debt fund 3 6y
0 Distressed / HY Desk to Funds 0 6y
0 The new market driver-----Populism 0 6y
+11 Credit hedge fund interview 1 6y
+31 What podcasts do you listen to keep up to date with the markets? 29 6y
0 new Madoff HBO movie "Wizard of Lies" 3 6y
0 Base salary of a client portfolio manager at a major quant hedge fund 0 6y
0 What should I do next? First job after college 3 6y
+33 Internal move from back office to front office after doing the CFA? 13 6y
0 Internship - AM - bad grades - Send work? 0 6y
0 Comp - Middle size hedge fund 1 6y
+20 Buyside comp - vesting component 10 6y
+27 Interview Prep for Event Driven HF? 16 7y
+1 CQS - Opinions on the firm? 3 7y
0 Tiger Global 15 7y
+17 Best Hedge Fund Book 41 7y
+8 Allstate investments 10 7y
0 Global Macro Hedge Fund Summer Internship 4 7y
0 How important are cover letters for hedge fund job applications? 3 7y
+96 Good time for a new analyst to join L/S hedge fund? 43 7y
+39 Good post and model for valuing distressed debt 23 7y
+13 Global Macro HF vs BB Research 6 7y
+69 Learning to Short from a Long-Only Background 13 7y
0 Interview with Aurelius Capital 4 7y
0 Life After a Multi-Manager Platform 0 7y
0 Silver Point Interview 1 7y
0 Good teams/groups at AQR? 1 7y
0 Private Trading Account Investment 1 7y
+2 Highland Capital Management? 3 7y
+45 Leaving Big 4 for HF/AM/MF - Help 17 7y
+55 Understanding Markets and Economies 56 7y
+46 A 20-year-old who dropped out of NYU says he has raised $5 million for his hedge fund 31 7y
+1 Special Situations Investing Material 4 7y
0 Good Reports on Retail Industry/Doing Analysis on Retail Companies? 0 7y
+12 Comprehensive buy-side breakdown 3 7y
+13 Cold Email Hedge Funds to set up an informational interview? 4 7y
0 The Invisible Hands - Who's Who? 1 7y
+21 Citadel vs Goldman Sachs offer advice 10 7y
+7 Quantitative Techniques 2 7y
0 Anyone have experience with RGA events for fundraising? 1 7y
+23 What is the work culture of a hedge fund? 12 7y
+166 HedgeFund from Undergrad 149 7y
+30 Which SWFs is the best? 46 7y
+8 DE Shaw Investor Relations 6 7y
+73 Curious About Hedge Fund Track 47 7y
0 Hedge Fund Internship 0 7y
+18 Monkey has 2nd thoughts after a few months 7 7y
+18 HF Naming: Gravitas indicates poor performance 8 7y
+84 Q&A: Research Analyst at Event-Driven/Special Sits HF directly from "non-target" 21 7y
0 What is the future of the hedge fund industry and will non-automated/quant strategies be able to compete? 0 7y
+102 Eric Mindich’s Eton Park Hedge Fund to Close Down and Who's Next ? 44 7y
0 Interview with Blackstone Fund of funds ... HELP! 16 7y
0 Does anybody have any Clarium quarterly letters? 1 7y
0 New to WSO - looking for fellow discretionary global macro monkeys 0 7y
0 Single manager vs. Multi manager 0 7y
0 Ascend Capital 0 7y
0 Elliott Management Intern Interview 11 7y
+112 Has Herbalife won in the fight versus Bill Ackman? 80 7y
0 D.E. Shaw Corporate Development Summer Internship Interview 1 7y
+44 Bonuses and bonus etiquette 19 7y
+10 Aksia Research and Mgmt 7 7y
0 PAAMCO Interview 7 7y
+6 Shenkman Capital: Working Hours, Pay? 9 7y
+103 Q&A: HY/Distressed Analyst at NYC based Mid-Sized Credit Hedge Fund 60 7y
+22 Acceptable cold email to hedge fund? 9 7y
0 Definition of a Crowded Trade 1 7y
0 BlackList Monitor Gives Businesses Options to Ensure Opt-in Email Gets Through 0 7y
0 Looking for collaboration (algo trading) 1 7y
0 Do interns have to preclear trades with compliance? 0 7y
+30 How easy is it to go from HF to PE? 23 7y
+99 Differentiating yourself for hedge fund recruiting (post-IB) 43 7y
0 Generalists in Today's Global Macro Environment 1 7y
+31 Unconventional Hedge Fund Path 25 7y
+8 AQR Interview 7 7y
+9 WSAT - wall street admissions test 30 7y
0 Best Books on Capital Structure 8 7y
+36 How is Chopper trading? 80 7y

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